Saturday, January 21, 2012

it's almost that time of the year again... when others would wish for their angpows (red packets) to come in abundance and tightly packed with monies, i on the other hand could only hope the CNY routine completes without much fuss~ -_-

i prefer the smaller one as it takes up less space, and definitely less annoying everytime i swipped down the notification center... not sure if it's still there anymore, as i couldn't find it anymore in the repo today~ if you do find it, you could actually install both versions together, as shown in my screenshot above :"D

Friday, December 30, 2011

got the album shipped all the way from korea... the album physical size is much larger compared to the usual (about the size of 4 normal cds put together) and although it isn't the sold-out limited edition, it does have a photobook like lyrics page included

free shipping inclusive of a poster too :D (but i guess it's already included in the purchase price)

moving from 4.3.1the steps are pretty simple, but it did took me some time to get this done1. backup phone for one last time2. power off your device and disconnect from computer3. put device in recovery mode (with cable and itunes logo)* while pressing home button, connect device to computer4. open itunes, recovery mode will be detected but do proceed to check for updates5. shift+click on recover button and locate the downloaded firmware ipsw file6. wait for installation to complete7. iOS will be updated to 5.0.18. complete the setup on the device9. restore phone from latest available backup

jailbreakin'1. run redsn0w as admin2. click on "jailbreak" button3. follow onscreen instruction to place device into DFU mode4. once prompted, check "install cydia" option5. redsnow will run and complete the jailbreak

#note: i did encountered a few glitches during the upgrade, which had caused some delays and frustrations... here's some sharing in case you get into the same problem

error 3194- make sure your firmware file version is correct and not corrupted- check windows hosts file is not diverting gs.apple.comC:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts- download tinyumbrella and uncheck the option "Hosts point to Cydia on exit box"

i'm relatively new to iOS5, so it'll take some time to browse and test out the new features... the notification center looks very promising though~ but when i'm through with it, i might be posting some rants and complaints if i have the time~

last but not least, "happy new year 2012!" to all, including myself :D

Sunday, April 10, 2011

another boring day @ home... with some anticipation, i have finally decided to upgrade the phone iOS to v4.3.1 - seems like this is what i would only blog about in recent days... but still better than nothing

this time, i took a different approach of jailbreaking the system... instead of greenpois0n, which might not be out for v3.2.1 - snowbreeze 2.5.1 did the job today~not to much of a difference, either way works for me

creating a custom iOS v4.3.1 ipsw1. launch snowbreeze 2.5.12. click on the (next) arrow button to proceed3. click browse and locate iPhone3,1_4.3.1_8G4_Restore.ipsw4. once verified, click on the (next) arrow button to proceed5. click expert mode when prompted6. double click general and check/uncheck required options7. ignore the next screen prompting for cydia apps8. select "Build IPSW" and click on the (next) arrow button to proceed9. once build is complete, we may proceed with the next jailbreaking steps

loading custom iOS v4.3.1 ipsw1. connect the iphone to the computer2. Click on the start button to put phone into dfu mode3. Once in dfu mode, switch to iTunes4. When rompted to verify phone with server, click OK5. Verification will fail, Shift+Click on the Restore button to proceed6. locate and select the downloaded ipsw7. upgrade is now in progress, wait for completion* in case of any problems, enter dfu mode again to retry... timing is essential to enter the right dfu mode~ also, try reconnecting the usb cable to the phone if problem persists

well, that's all for the jailbreak process - it'll take some time if you're restoring the phone from backup, otherwise select to reload and a new phone and lose all previous app/settings...